EGoS, NPG and TSU have been constituted and operationalized, says Chaudhary
In order to plan coordinated execution of infrastructure projects, projectidentification for PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan is ongoing based on inputs from Infrastructure and Economic Ministries, Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary said in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha on 8 Feb 2022.
He said PM Gati Sakti Master Plan progress is as:
Bhaskaracharya National Institute for Space Applications & Geo-informatics in coordination with DPIIT is integrating data layers of Central Ministries/Department on National Master Plan (NMP) portal. State related layers to the extent information shared have been integrated in coordination with States.
Empowered Group of Secretaries (EGoS), Network Planning Group (NPG) and Technical Support Unit (TSU) have been constituted and operationalized.
Training and capacity building for 17 Ministries/Departments on PM Gati Shakti NMP has been completed and five zonal conferences have been organised.
Giving more details, the Minister stated that these projects, to the extent information provided, have been updated on PM Gati Shakti NMP for synchronized planning and implementation. Various Departments and Ministries have been synchronised by creation of two bodies namely EGoS and NPG.
Eighteen Ministries/Departments have been synchronized through EGoS. After 1st meeting of EGoS, 4 Ministries/Departments namely NITI Aayog, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs and Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology and Department of Commerce are also co-opted as a part of EGoS, the Minister stated.
Additionally, the Minister pointed out that the Network Planning Group (NPG) consists of the Ministry of Railways; Ministry of Road, Transport & Highways; Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways; Ministry of Civil Aviation; Ministry of Power; Ministry of New and Renewable Energy; Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Department of Telecommunication.
Elaborating, he said the Ministries/Departments represented through EGoS are:
Ministry of Railways
Ministry of Road, Transport & Highways
Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
Ministry of Civil Aviation
Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas
Ministry of Power
Department of Telecommunications
Ministry of Coal
Ministry of Mines
Department of Chemicals & Petro-Chemicals
Department of Fertilizers
Ministry of Steel
Department of Expenditure
Department of Food and Public Distribution
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare
Ministry of Tourism
Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade
Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying
Department of Commerce
NITI Aayog
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs; and
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. fiinews.com
